Religion Is an Insult to human dignity

[Martin68]

28. As I pointed out in my post above, religion does not have a monopoly on genocide and

aggressive domination of other people. I disagree with your statement that "Religion was created to rule people, to manage the herd." My take is that certain visionaries interpret their insights as coming from a "greater power". Such insights, such as the mandate to treat your neighbor as yourself, to protect and aid the poor, and to be merciful and accepting one's enemies in the words of Jesus, or the mandate for compassion and non-violence that the buddha shared, are a force for good. Organized religion, over time, does indeed move towards dogma, conservatism and control, but that does not define religion. It reflects something in human nature that leads to the same desire for power and control over others that authoritarian communist regimes engaged in, in spite of the positive side of the Marxist philosophy.

In sum, I suggest you blame human nature rather than religion for the evil men do. Religion is only one aspect of society that often leads to the dark side of our natures. Politics has led to similar results.